Left: Sundgaard, circa 1987 Bottom : Close-up at a younger age (hair colored)

Vicky Arleen Sundgaard
Missing since April 19, 1987 from Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: May 15, 1963
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 23 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5' 4" - 5' 6"; 115 - 125 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Medium to dark brown hair; brown eyes. Average build; pierced ears.
• Marks, Scars: She has a very faint scar on her lip due to a fall when she was very young. To the best of her family's knowlege, Vicky did not have any tatoos. It is possible that she may have gotten a tattoo after moving to Alexandria, but that has not been confirmed. Vicky had her ears pierced when she was a teenager but she they believe that Vicky let them grow closed because she had a problem wearing most jewelry due to skin sensitivity to metal.
• Dentals: Available from when she was living in International Falls. MN; she has a white cap on an upper front tooth, after she broke it age about aged 10. When she was about 15, she moved in with an older sister in Alexandria, MN where she had extensive dental work done. (The dentist from Alexandria is unknown).

Circumstances of Disappearance
Vicky disappeared from a party on Cedar Street in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday 1987.
Her car was found parked a couple blocks away the next morning, with her purse and inhaler inside.
Vicky’s asthma had been particularly bad in the days leading up to her disappearance, so she probably wouldn’t leave her inhaler behind.
She left behind her two boys, who were 5 and 3 at the time.
Sundgaard had told her sister a week before she disappeared that she would be leaving the area and a tumultuous marriage. She had said, she was afraid of her husband; that he had beaten her and threatened her. She also said she didn't trust him with the kids. She was extremely close to them, and would never have abandoned them. Because of this, Vicky's family doesn't believe she would have left them with him. Sundgaard's husband was once investigated but was cleared.
Sundgaard was last seen with a convicted rapist, Michael Benson, who is a person of interest in her disappearance, and was interviewed several times in connection with the case.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Alexandria Police Department
320-763-6631
Or
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
320-762-8151

NCIC Number:
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Alexandria Echo Press - 5/3/06
AMW
The Family of Vicky Arleen Sundgaard